inconsistency
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kənˈsɪs noun, plural in·con·sist·en·cies for 2.
1.
the quality or condition of being inconsistent.
2.
an inconsistent thing, action, remark, etc.
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| —n , pl -cies | |
| 1. | lack of consistency or agreement; incompatibility |
| 2. | an inconsistent feature or quality |
| 3. | logic |
| a. the property of being inconsistent | |
| b. a self-contradictory proposition | |
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Inconsistency
is always a great word to know.
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Example sentences
There was little consistency of design--and large corporations absolutely abhor inconsistency.
But with the plain-future system there is difficulty and some inconsistency.
Their inconsistency, even incoherence, over getting creditors to pay has done much to spread contagion.
But then inconsistency may have been what made him great.
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